New Hampshire Middle School World History, Grades 6–8: A Ready Curriculum
New Hampshire Middle School World History, Grades 6–8: A Ready Curriculum
Yes, a New Hampshire middle school teacher can run world history from one ready-to-teach curriculum. World History Complete – Middle School has 190+ resources from early civilizations through medieval worlds, the early modern period and global interactions, with source work and timelines built in. It is general world history, not a New Hampshire course, so you place its units where your district's sequence needs them.
See the world history courseWorld History Complete – Middle School costs $149.90, or $189.90 with the Teach-Life-Balance course. It gives New Hampshire Grades 6–8 teachers 190+ resources on early civilizations, classical civilizations and belief systems, medieval worlds, early modern cultural exchange and global interactions, with primary and secondary sources, maps and timelines. It is not aligned to New Hampshire requirements, so check it against your district plan.
The resources
World History Complete – Middle School, Grades 6–8
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World History Complete – Ready-to-Use Curriculum for Middle School History
XXL History Teaching Bundle – Grades 6 to 9 | Complete Curriculum
World History: Complete Curriculum Bundle: Projects, Activities & Lessons (1000+ pages)
Middle School History Units Bundle | Black Death, Peasants, Pompeii, Industrialization, Migration & U.S. Presidents | 9 Resources | Grades 7–9
Teach-Life-Balance: The Complete Time-Saving Course for Teachers (incl. Planner, Guides & Templates)
The real problem
World history competes for time in New Hampshire middle schools
New Hampshire law asks a lot of the middle school social studies years. Under RSA 189:11, I-a, students must take a half-year civics course, or its equivalent, in grade 6, 7 or 8. RSA 189:11, I also requires regular instruction in the history, government and constitutions of the United States and New Hampshire. The grade in which world or ancient history is taught is not set by the state, so it depends on your district. Looking further ahead, the graduation rules in Table 306-3 include a social studies credit in world history, global studies or geography. Middle school is where students first learn to read a source, place events on a timeline and argue from evidence before that course arrives. The result is a squeeze. A Grade 7 teacher may get one semester for world history after civics takes the other, and has to cover thousands of years without losing the skills work. Building that from scattered worksheets means uneven reading levels, missing answer keys and units that do not connect. What helps is a sequence that can run in full when you have the year, or be cut to a few core units when you only have a semester.
Why it fits
How the curriculum fits a New Hampshire schedule
The units are carefully sequenced but also work individually, which matters when civics shares the year.
- Early civilizations and ancient societies open the course for a Grade 6 ancient history focus.
- Classical civilizations and belief systems give students comparative work across cultures.
- Medieval worlds and global connections suit a Grade 7 semester when civics takes the other half.
- Primary and secondary sources, maps and timelines build the skills a later world history credit expects.
- Differentiated worksheets work for mixed-ability classes, with answer keys for every task.
- Units also suit short lessons, review days or substitute teaching when the schedule shifts.
Getting started
Two ways to schedule it
These are suggestions. Your district's social studies sequence decides which grade gets which period.
- Full year: ancient to classicalIf your grade has world history all year, start with early civilizations and ancient societies, then move to classical civilizations and belief systems before winter break.
- Full year: medieval to globalAfter the break, teach medieval worlds and global connections, then early modern cultural exchange and global interactions. Leave time in late spring for a source-based project.
- Semester with civics: pick core unitsIf civics takes half the year, choose three or four units that match your grade's focus. Use the timeline activities to bridge the periods you skip.
- Weekly skills routinePlan one lesson each week around a primary source, map or image from the current unit, so students practice the same analysis steps throughout the term.
- Sub days and reviewKeep a few worksheets with answer keys set aside for absences. Because the units also work on their own, a substitute can pick one up with only a short note from you.
What to buy
Which history product fits your class
Buy World History Complete – Middle School at $149.90 if you want a sequenced world history course for Grades 6–8, or the $189.90 version with Teach-Life-Balance if you also want the time-saving planner and guides. If you need modern history too, including both world wars and the Cold War, the XXL History Teaching Bundle ($249.90) covers Grades 6–9. The Middle School History Units Bundle ($74.99, parts $123.91) is better when you only need single topics such as the Black Death or Pompeii. Teachers who also plan the half-year civics course can add Civics Complete – Middle School and use code TEACHMORE15 for 15% off when buying two or more Complete Curriculum packages.
Honest limits
What to know before buying
The curriculum is not written for New Hampshire. It contains no New Hampshire history, no state constitution lessons and no state standards codes, so it does not stand in for civics or state history instruction. Check it against your district's social studies plan. Twentieth-century topics are not part of its listed content periods; those are in the XXL bundle. Team use across a department needs a short message to Teach Lessons first. If it is not a fit, you can exchange it within 7 days for store credit of equal value.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Is this aligned to New Hampshire social studies standards?
No. It is not aligned to, endorsed by or approved by the New Hampshire Department of Education or any district. New Hampshire sets some requirements in law, such as the middle school civics course, but the world history sequence is decided locally. Compare the units with your district's plan before relying on them.
Does it cover the required middle school civics course?
No. World History Complete is a history curriculum. The half-year civics course required under RSA 189:11, I-a, in grade 6, 7 or 8, needs its own material. Civics Complete – Middle School is a separate product on rights, government and founding documents, and buying both together qualifies for the TEACHMORE15 code.
What grade should I use it in?
It is written for Grades 6–8 as a whole. New Hampshire does not fix the grade for world or ancient history, so check your district sequence first. One workable split is the early periods in Grade 6 and the later ones in Grade 7, but follow your local plan if it differs.
Does it include the Holocaust or World War II?
Those topics are not among the listed content periods of this curriculum. New Hampshire is listed as requiring Holocaust education since 2020, so plan those lessons with your district's guidance. For World War II and the Cold War, the XXL History Teaching Bundle includes the contemporary era.
How is the Teach-Life-Balance version different?
The $189.90 version adds the Teach-Life-Balance course, a separate time-saving course for teachers with a planner, guides and templates. The world history content is the same in both versions, so pick the cheaper one if you only want the lessons. The course alone costs $89.90 if you decide to add it later.
How do I get it?
As a digital download, right after purchase. The link arrives by email and stays in your customer account under Orders, so you can download it again on a school computer. Materials are worksheets, activities, slides and answer keys you can print or use in a digital classroom.
A world history year that survives a shared schedule
Open the product page to see the unit list and sample pages, then decide between the two versions.
See the world history course